brandon Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 http://youtu.be/COfSa7CFx_c A simple version of The Wounded Hussar (aka Captain O'Kane) by O'Carolan. I have been somewhat obsessed with the marionettes a la planchette as seen in other posts by Alex Holden and Jody Kruskal. This is the first of 2 marionettes that I've made. I'll post another video with the other one once I learn another tune well enough to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_holden Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Hey Brandon, that's brilliant. Love the ears and the hair style and of course his little concertina. Is he a self-portrait? Any chance of some close-up pics of his features? Completely different performance to what I was expecting, but it fits the music. Interesting that his knees are at different heights - is that deliberate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandon Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 Thanks Alex! He is not a self-portrait, but does end up looking a lot like a college roommate from many years ago. I'll be happy to load some pics. He also has a smaller and nimbler buddy who also is not a self-portrait, but is somewhat inspired by Morris outfits. Once I get practiced up on a livelier dance tune, I'll make another video with the smaller marionette. I want to add a woman to the mix, but whenever I start a face, it seems to become a street-worn man for some reason...still working on that one. BTW, I had no idea about the knees! I'll have to take a look to see if they really are different or if it was perhaps a trick of perspective from the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandon Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 I took another looks at the knees on marionette #1. They look even to me, so I suppose there must be some illusion occurring with the video that made them look different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_holden Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 That's great, you have a talent for caricature. The hands look really good too. I think I see what confused me about the knees - are they half-lap joints? So in the video we're seeing the outer lap of one knee and the inner lap of the other. I can't quite put my finger on why, but No. 2 looks female to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandon Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 Thanks! It's a really fun project. The knees are indeed half-lap. I see what you mean about the second puppet looking more female...that's how it started, but I wasn't feeling very successful, so decided to carry on as a male, now I guess it's just sort of androgynous. Maybe I'll look at how to make it lean more one way or the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Does a Marionette have to have double-jointed knees. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandon Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 Not at all. A wooden toy can be to be as close or as far from human mechanics as one has the desire and skill to execute. I like the freedom of movement that comes with the loose joints (which happens to coincide with my carpentry skills) It lends a ridiculous quality to the whole thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_holden Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 The two I made recently have one-way knee joints but two-way elbows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Time to resurrect the Marionette video that Jody Kruskal posted some considerable time back. ( Does anyone know how to do that ? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandon Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 I can't seem to copy/paste the links, but if you search Youtube with "kruskal marionette," you'll find the 2 videos of Jody with his marionette that I'm aware of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wild Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 I found three. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqvmME4BWgE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i85jH8Cib30 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sT7dmifTGs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Swett Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 IMG_1315.jpgIMG_1316.jpgIMG_1317.jpgIMG_1319.jpgIMG_1321.jpg I took another looks at the knees on marionette #1. They look even to me, so I suppose there must be some illusion occurring with the video that made them look different. Brandon -- these are fantastic. What great faces! Another whole wonderful world of music and Dance. I knew nothing about these, so am thrilled to be introduced. Now to have a look at Alex's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandon Posted November 5, 2014 Author Share Posted November 5, 2014 Thanks Sarah! It's new to me also and is definitely a whacky art form - that's why I love it. Be sure to check out the excellent examples by Alex Holden and Jody Kruskal in the links from this and a similar earlier thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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